Run Wild Missoula is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to promote and support runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Our programs range from beginner runner training classes to advanced trail running classes. No matter what your fitness level, our goal is to keep you fit and healthy and reap the health and social benefits that come with running and walking with other Run Wild Missoula members.

Run Wild Missoula races, training programs and memberships are minimally fee-based to allow us to continue to fulfill our mission. We also host free monthly seminars on running and walking. Members can attend weekly and monthly group runs, get a newsletter to stay informed about running/walking in the community, and get discounts at local retail stores, physical therapists, massage therapists and more. Click here to find out more about Run Wild Missoula membership.

Run Wild Missoula also supports other organizations and projects that benefit running and walking in Missoula like Missoula Youth Track.

While race proceeds help sustain Run Wild Missoula and fulfill its mission, Run Wild Missoula donates the proceeds from 4 out of its 13 annual races. The Catchem If You Can 5K benefits Hellgate High School Cross Country; the Missoula Mile benefits Partnership Health Center for prostate cancer prevention; the Hellgate Village 5K proceeds go to the Missoula Alzheimer’s Support Group in honor of former member Anne Hayes; and the Pumpkin Run proceeds benefit the Missoula Food Bank.

Part of the proceeds from the Missoula Marathon in past years also benefited Hellgate Amateur Radio Club, Camp Mak-A-Dream, Red Cross and Opportunity Resources.

Run Wild Missoula also contributes to trail projects in the community. In 2008, Run Wild Missoula collaborated with Missoula Parks and Recreation on the mile marker project along the Kim Williams Trail. Click here to read a Missoulian article about the project.

In 2010, Run Wild Missoula members did maintenance on the M Trail, including carrying buckets of gravel and wood to improve the path and steps along the most well-traveled trail in Montana. The running club also recently helped create a new half mile stretch of a trail in the North Hills in partnership with the City of Missoula and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers.

Run Wild Missoula projects, including races, training programs, seminars and trail projects, would not be possible without over 1,000 members, many whom give countless hours and energy.

 Photo by Neil Chaput de Saintonge